WASHINGTON (CNN) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday formally admonished Republican Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "you lie" during President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress last week.
The House passed a resolution of disapproval on a 240-179 vote that was mostly along party lines, reflecting the Democratic majority in the chamber.
Five representatives voted "present."
According to the Office of the House Historian, it was the first time in its 220-year history that the House has disciplined a member for speaking out during a presidential speech in the chamber to a joint session of Congress.
During debate on the resolution, Wilson called the measure a waste of time and failed to offer an apology to the chamber as demanded by House Democrats.
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Okay...now you got your resolution...now get back to work!!!
could be worse, he didn't throw a shoe at him... remember when that incident occurred with Bush and a bunch of you guys were like "wish i could do that"? Now the shoe is on the other foot, so to speak.... to Rep. WiIson; I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE THAT!!!!!!
as a liberal, I think admonishing a man without shame can only be a waste of time
spend your time fixing the Bush mess, he will be voted out next election cycle
what a nightmare Bush/Cheney is/was
In the Dark days of watergate Dem's still showed respect for Nixon when he came to speak at thier house... Does this mean that the Repubs that voted against this are for turning the House in to a Questioning time in the house of commons ???
During debate on the resolution, Wilson called the measure a waste of time and failed to offer an apology to the chamber as demanded by House Democrats.
Ahhh...leave it to the special retard from SC to be disruptive in a meeting that should embrace civility and mutual respect. Par for the course when it comes to Republicans, idiots to the core!
He failed to offer an apology because he was too busy signing photos of his outburst. What a disgrace! My small children behave better than Wilson.
Please don't compare this to the shoe throwing incident...that guy ended up in jail (and was tortured – um, I mean they used enhanced interrogation techniques on him). Can we do that to Wilson????
Mr. Wilson states "When we are done here today, we will not have taken any further steps toward helping" the nation deal with urgent challenges. That is true, but what exactly did Mr. Wilson think shouting "You lie" was accomplishing in helping the nation move forward?
there. do they all feel better now? can we stop talking about it so the simpletons fixated on those two little words can forget about them & go back to picking the lint out of their bellybuttons?
I'm sick of bad manners in our society. I expect better behavior from our elected officials. Civilized society requires civility.
He should have been thrown out of Congress along with his Confederate buddies.
Is this really still news?
Correctly voted: Wilson was out of line and deserved to be sanctioned. If he wants to whine about it, well, I guess that's just the kind of guy he is.
Now we can move on to some meaningful discussion and legislation. Enough with the ridiculous distractions - let's get things done!
The republicans who voted against the house resolution APPROVE of Wilson's behavior. Enough said!
Good, Wilson had to be forced by his party leaders to offer his insincere apology in the first place.
he claims he was tortured, whatever, my point is that the same people that are lamblasting Wilson for breaking decorum are the ones that celebrated the shoe throwing incident. At least have a little bit of intellectual honesty, please.
Ok so they did it. Now can we move on to something important?
Of course, the Republicans think they should get away with murder and want the Democrats to suffer.
"According to the Office of the House Historian, it was the first time in its 220-year history that the House has disciplined a member for speaking out during a presidential speech in the chamber to a joint session of Congress."
Because it has taken that long for someone in congress to breech such a long standing tradition of respect. It was beyond low brow of Joe Wilson, and I agree that it needs a very firm reprimand. Not so much for the democrats today, but rather for both future democrat and republican Leaders. Our maturity is part of our history we must preserve. Our civility is what sets us apart from third world lands where the law of the jungle rips nations apart. We must preserve our noble American history.
Dear Politicians: Thanks for wasting my tax dollar writing up a rebuke instead of figuring out how to insure my friends who no longer have jobs but still have families to feed. A Very Disgruntled Taxpayer
I am a Democrat and a liberal. Drop this issue and let's get on with healthcare and financial reforms. Enough already!!!
lolol.....Oh my! Admonished by the democrats! Oh, how will he ever be able to go on??
The democrats are just one embarrassing joke after another.
More of that famous "Bipartisanship" that Obama Bin Laden promised!
Next time S.C. says it wants to leave the Union, for heaven's sake let them go!
I hope it made them feel special, because that's all this little effort was worth.
Meanwhile, the lies continue but Americans know better now.